Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin will play in the upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game against the Anaheim Ducks. This was reported on Twitter by journalist Tariq El-Bashir.
The game will be played on the night of February 24 at 03:00 Moscow time.
The 37-year-old Russian player has recorded 32 goals and 22 assists in 54 games this season. Ovechkin has scored 812 goals in his NHL career and is second on the all-time top scorer list.
Ovechkin left the capital on February 14. Health problems of a close relative were called as version. On February 15, he learned about the death of Ovechkin’s 71-year-old father, Mikhail Viktorovich. He was buried at the Dolgoprudnensky cemetery.
The captain of “Washington” has already returned to the team’s location and is preparing for the games.
formerly Ovechkin judicial One of the happiest moments of my life with my father.